Cliffie’s father loved dogs so he introduced Cliffie to dogs at a young age. Here’s Cliffie when he was 7 months old - sharing the spotlight with a litter of Chow puppies! Excerpts from Cliffie’s talent show book, Chapter 23 – “Look at Me! – Applause, Applause!": “It begins when we are babies…there’s this click and flash that seems to go off every day. Maybe this is where a baby starts to develop a love affair with a camera and gets his first taste of being a celebrity.”